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shortened

ADJECTIVE

bobbed

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coiffed cropped cut trimmed

ADJECTIVE

less

Synonyms

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fewer

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lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

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beneath declined deficient depressed diminished excepting lacking not as great reduced shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without

Antonyms

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greater higher important major superior

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bigger more

ADJECTIVE

reduced

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decreased diminished

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abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted

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cut down scaled-down

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elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured tethered

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bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

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held-back reined in small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

ADJECTIVE

scarce

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deficient limited rare scant scanty sparse sporadic

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at a premium failing few few and far between in short supply occasional seldom seldom met with semioccasional short shy truncated uncommon unusual wanting

Antonyms

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adequate ample plentiful satisfactory sufficient

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abundant frequent

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

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abbreviated brief crisp precise terse

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bare compressed condensed curtailed decreased diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary

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aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained

Antonyms

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enduring lasting lengthy

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long

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unabridged

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Laos has shortened the school week from five days to three.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

This object, commonly shortened to 2002 XV93, measures about 500 km across, much smaller than Pluto, which spans 2,377 km.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

"Climate change and land clearing have shortened the fuse on global forest fires," said Prof Matthew Hansen of the University of Maryland.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

His father, Theodor Thomashefsky, began in New York theater at the Mercury Theater Company but found the family legacy too much, shortened his name to Ted Thomas and fled west.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The resulting fixed abode contributes to denser human populations by permitting a shortened birth interval.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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